Private

Percy Luscombe Seidelin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of J. H. and Jessie Elizabeth Seidelin, of Byron St., Mornington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

We went and visited Percy's grave in 2011. It was very moving and we took pictures and laid a poppy on his grave. I wondered at the time if anyone had ever visited his grave before as we are not in t... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
13611
Name:
Percy Luscombe Seidelin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. H. Seidelin (father), Milton Street, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Gardener
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XV. B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percy Luscombe Seidelin
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